Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food.

Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food.

Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.

Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores.

The dousing wand
The lightning rod
Conductor's baton
Will's aligned spine
They find the water,
invoke the lightning
attract the read more

The dousing wand
The lightning rod
Conductor's baton
Will's aligned spine
They find the water,
invoke the lightning
attract the music
and summon angels' aid.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does read more

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.

I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of strenuous life.

Concentration is the secret of strength.

Concentration is the secret of strength.

The true test of your strength is not by merely winning all of your life's battles. When you go through read more

The true test of your strength is not by merely winning all of your life's battles. When you go through tough circumstances and seeing every reason to quit but you just won't, that is strength!

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. read more

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will
I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me.